Blame Sally is a collaboration of four solo female singer-songwriters from San Francisco who have recorded and performed together frequently over the past decade. The members of the group include Pam Delgado (percussion and vocals), Renee Harcourt (guitar and vocals), Rob Strom (bass guitar), Jeri Jones (guitar, bass and vocals), and Monica Pasqual (piano, accordion, and vocals). The group was formed in 2000, and in 2001,

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"began playing the band's music on the popular 'Acoustic Sunrise' show, leading to more gigs and bigger venues"; the band "got national attention through

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" and "by the end of 2006, the band was playing more than 50 shows a year."

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praises their 2007 album, ''Severland'' as "the first on which they sound more like a proper band than four solo artists working collectively," and gives it a rating of 4.5 stars.Steward Mason, "Review: Blame Sally - ''Severland'' ''

'' As of 2009, the band was signed for a three-album, five-year contract worth a half-million dollars.Band can only Blame Sally for success
a May 3, 2009 article from the ''

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'' In 2010, Blame Sally released ''Live at Stern Grove Festival'', recorded at San Francisco's ''Stern Grove Festival'' in 2009 on a date that was headlined by the legendary

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. Also in 2010, Germany saw its first taste of Blame Sally with a 15 date tour across the country. The band played in myriad venues from inns to The House of Blues. In summer 2012, Blame Sally toured Germany for the second time, also visiting neighboring countries such as Italy and Switzerland with support from their record label

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. The band played in venues from cafes to clubs such as TECnet during the month-long tour. In October 2012, Blame Sally made its first appearance across the United Kingdom during their two-week tour. The group also participated in an interview with the Sally Naden Show in

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. In September 2022, Blame Sally performed two "Farewell For Now" concerts at

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in Berkeley, California.

Discography

* ''Live No. 1'' (2001 self-release) * ''Blame Sally'' (2004 self-release) * '' Severland'' (2007 Dig) * '' Night of 1000 Stars'' (2009

) * '' Live at Stern Grove'' (2010

) * ''Speeding Ticket and A Valentine'' (2011

) * ''Live at KVIE Studios, Vol. 1'' (2012

)

References

External links

Blame Sally
official website
Blame Sally on Facebook

Blame Sally at Ninth Street Opus
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Discography

See also

References

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